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arentol wrote:
So the very decision he is using to support his right to impose this rule in fact states specifically that the most critical reason the decision was being made was because it was not being applied to the general public.
Mayor Nickels rule would apply to the general public, thus this decision specifically states he can't impose this rule instead of supporting his right to impose it like he claims.
Folks...
He knows this, HONESTLY he does. He knows he will loose in court, but what yall arnt getting is that he
does not care. He and his tax payer paid support staff and lawyers are quite aware that they don't have a legal leg to stand on, but then, he doesn't have anything to lose by his estimation. Its not his money he is spending, it builds good will with his constituents and more bad will with those who already hate him.
If he looses he still wins because he gets his constituents who go "see what he tried to do for us but the bad bad courts ruled against him." He gets to shrug his shoulders and hug the babies and say "I tried! I'm sorry my good sheep, but I so much wanted to protect you all, but the conservative courts and evil state legislature wouldn't let me." And all his constituents go "Awwww, that poor man!" And make no mistake, the majority of Seattle residents ARE his constituents. They are the ones who keep voting him in, time, after time, after time.
If by some act of the devil himself he wins in the courts....well...you can figure that out yourself.
I assure you, he and his people have already long figured out this is a political win win for them.
What we
CAN do is get behind the SAF so they can crush him as badly as possible in court and create legal precedence on the books that will help to stop anything like this from happening again.
Debating WHY he is doing this is honestly pointless if it distracts you from a definitive course of action. Campaign against him on the streets and amongst your peers, and support the SAF in their opposition against Dricky Nicks.
Find his constituents and change their minds one at a time with reason and logic. I have already started in my own office with the Seattle residents who tip the scales in his favor, the ones who just don't know or don't have an opinion.
For as much as this matter means to us, you might be very surprised how many Seattle residents just don't know this is even going on in their own city, or don't have enough of the details to think it could effect them.
Education is key, not speculating on the "ultimate" motive. This IS a conspiracy, it IS skin deep, but Dricky Nicks is counting on all the people who wont scratch or will ignore the itch all together because they have been told its a GOOD itch.:?